AuthorTopic: "Dashboard" detail (Read 2566 times)

I've almost finished my Fireboat and would like to add some detail to the 'dashboard' in the wheelhouse as its quite visible - pictures of dials etc are what I'm after. I know that BECC do a sheet of various dials, but I was hoping to find something on the internet that I could print out at the required size. My Googling has not been very successful - probably because I'm not using the correct search terms. Does anybody know of a source?

I've almost finished my Fireboat and would like to add some detail to the 'dashboard' in the wheelhouse as its quite visible - pictures of dials etc are what I'm after. I know that BECC do a sheet of various dials, but I was hoping to find something on the internet that I could print out at the required size.

I think I may have mentioned this before, but why not contact either the boat or the brigade ( or anything remotely similar). Get permission to take some gigital pics, print them out at the sizes you want and then just stick the pics onto simple block consoles or whatever. Worked a treat on my Bluebird of Chelsea. BY.

here's a good thought Barrie - have a look for Revell/Airfix plastic cars - the 1:32 stuff - maybe you could use pieces of the dashboard from the kit/s ??? Just a thought.

The other thing is I have seen a dashboard made up where someone used very thinly sliced pieces of drinking straw to represent the circle of the instruments - and this was then painted silver and they were then glued into position on the dashboard. There was then a piece of clear epoxy resin dropped into the circle to form the glass ..... an idea.....

Further to my last....if you are too far from the sea then how about:-Go to a shop (Borders Books perhaps) that have a good selection of magazines.Look at the Kit and Custom car mags. Lots of instrument photos in them.Look at the better yachting and gin-palace mags...pics of radars, echo sounders etc.Again, scan and print to your size. I actually used pics of my stereo set up as part of the layout, looks suitable. I'll put some pics on here and see if you can use any of them. BY.

Everyone - I now have sufficient information thanks. The reason for not following up Bryan's other suggestions is that I am off on holiday for 8 weeks, and am trying to get this boat ready before I go so that I can sail it when I get back. Evening sailing starts on our club waters on the 7th April - I return on the 2nd